NBC News is under fire inside and outside of 30 Rock for passing on the story that has turned Hollywood on its head - movie producer Harvey Weinstein's decades of preying on women seeking to break into the movie business.

The Peacock's attempts to explain why former MSNBC host Ronan Farrow's expose on Weinstein never made it on the air, despite extensive, on-the-record interviews and a damning audiotape of Weinstein himself, have fallen flat as the story has exploded.

***8220;Who at NBC News passed on this story?" asked Mediaite columnist and Managing Editor Colby Hall. "Why would they choose not to cover such an enormous and important story? And was there some sort of mandate from above?***8221;

It's not like Hollywood has ever been a meritocracy. If you don't put out there are hundreds who will. The only part of this story that surprises me is that people are surprised that a producer in a position to make fame desperate people famous.

It is now being reported that Weinstein has sunk even lower. He had a massive fight with his 22-year-old daughter Remy. The fight “spilled,” into the streets. The LAPD came to the house to calm the situation. It is being reported Weinstein told family “suicidal and depressed.”